American Express co-branded points tend to post before or right after the statement in which the minimum spending requirement was met. If you have plans to got o Europe this coming winter, your SkyMiles can be put to good use before the increase from 62,500 one-way in business to 70,000 one-way in business.

The Statement Credits

Purchasing a Delta ticket will not trigger the statement credit, but any other purchase should. The purchase does not need to be $50 or $100, it can be less or more. The statement credits typically post within a few business days of the purchase.

Qualifying purchases:

Economy + seat upgrades

In-flight wi-fi

Mileage booster

Gift cards (purchase $50 gift card, receive $100 or $50 statement credit and use gift card for a cash flight at a later date).

Statement credits post quick – it’s like free money

Bottom Line

The Delta Gold cards, both business and personal often times go up to 50,000 for the sign-up. People do receive higher targeted offers. As for the Platinum, that 70,000 point sign-up is the highest public offer we’ve seen. What’s most interesting to me is that they’ve increased the spending requirement for the Platinum cards. Both personal and business have typically been $2,000. The increase to $3,000 definitely makes sense, but the increase to $5,000 on the business card is unique for the rewards gained on this card – but definitely in line with the difference in spending on AMEX personal versus business products.